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This Week in Brookfield: Jun 15 - Jun 21
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Government · Select Board
Brookfield Hires New Treasurer, Extends Radio License
Brookfield hired a new treasurer at a fraction of the contracted rate and kept Apple Country Radio on a short leash.
Government · Select Board
Brookfield Posts Highway Superintendent Job at Up to $92,000 Amid Department Crisis
BROOKFIELD -- June 15, 2026, Brookfield Select Board moves to hire highway superintendent and stabilizes depleted department budget. The board voted unanimously at its June 15 meeting to post both interim and permanent highway superintendent
Government · Town Meeting
Brookfield Town Meeting Approves $11.5M Budget
Brookfield town meeting adopted an $11.5 million fiscal 2027 budget but rejected a $100,000 wheelchair lift for town hall's second floor. Voters first turned down a substitute elevator plan, 19-68, then killed the original chairlift motion, 11-76, leaving the building without funded ADA access.
Government · Select Board
Select Board Shifts Highway Wages to Cover Shortfall
Brookfield's Select Board shifted highway payroll into a road account after finding the highway department had no money left to pay bills. Board members said the department owes vendors, with one saying, "They're out of money.
Government · Select Board
Board tables interim administrator's $85 pay rate
Brookfield's Select Board tabled a proposed $85-an-hour pay rate for an interim town administrator after a member objected it wasn't on the agenda.
Government · Other Committee
Brookfield Board of Health elects new chair, sets agenda for policy overhaul
Brookfield's Board of Health reorganized Wednesday, electing newly elected member Jake Hill as chair and Kim Simmons as vice chair in back-to-back unanimous votes.
Government · Select Board
Select Board opens warrant, names interim administrator
The Brookfield Select Board appointed Blythe Robinson as interim town administrator and opened the warrant for the town's June 4 annual town meeting.
Government · Select Board
Select Board Appoints TA Search Committee
The Brookfield Select Board appointed a five-member search committee to find a permanent town administrator and put off a vote on an interim hire for one more week.